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    Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Baronet (10 April 1737 – 14 January 1801) was an Anglo-Irish botanist, diplomat, physician, judge and planter who was...
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  • George Staunton may refer to: Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737–1801), diplomat and Orientalist Sir George Staunton, 2nd Baronet (1781–1859), his...
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    Sir George Thomas Staunton, 2nd Baronet, FRS, FRAS (26 May 1781 – 10 August 1859) was an English traveller and Orientalist. Born at Milford House near...
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    Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, FRS, FRGS, FSA (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) was an English geographer, linguist, writer and civil servant best known...
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    Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet (21 October 1681 – 17 December 1751) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of...
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    including: George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney Second-in-command: Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, accompanied by his 12-year-old son Sir George Staunton, 2nd...
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    George Macartney should not be confused with Sir George Macartney, a later British statesman. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB, PC (Ire) (14 May...
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    they purchased them from and they used these women for sex. Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet explained that the term "black eunuch" did not refer to skin...
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  • Sir George Shirley (1559-1622) was an English landowner and the second man to be created a baronet. He was the son of John (1535-70), eldest son of Francis...
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    Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, PC FRS (20 April 1796 – 6 September 1866), known as Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet, from 1848 to 1866, was...
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